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Lexicon :: Strong's G472 - antechō

Aa
ἀντέχω
Transliteration
antechō (Key)
Pronunciation
an-tekh'-om-ahee
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
From ἀντί (G473) and the middle voice of ἔχω (G2192)
Dictionary Aids

Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 2:827,286

Strong’s Definitions

ἀντέχομαι antéchomai, an-tekh'-om-ahee; from G473 and the middle voice of G2192; to hold oneself opposite to, i.e. (by implication) adhere to; by extension to care for:—hold fast, hold to, support.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 4x

The KJV translates Strong's G472 in the following manner: hold to (2x), support (1x), holdfast (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 4x
The KJV translates Strong's G472 in the following manner: hold to (2x), support (1x), holdfast (1x).

  1. to hold before or against, hold back, withstand, endure

  2. to keep one's self directly opposite to any one, hold to him firmly, cleave to, paying heed to him

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
ἀντέχομαι antéchomai, an-tekh'-om-ahee; from G473 and the middle voice of G2192; to hold oneself opposite to, i.e. (by implication) adhere to; by extension to care for:—hold fast, hold to, support.
STRONGS G472:
ἀντέχω: middle [present ἀντέχομαι]; future ἀνθέξομαι; to hold before or against, hold back, withstand, endure; in the N. T. only in the middle to keep oneself directly opposite to anyone, hold to him firmly, cleave to, paying heed to him: τινός, Matthew 6:24; Luke 16:13; τῶν ἀσθενῶν, to aid them, care for them, 1 Thessalonians 5:14; τοῦ λόγου, to hold to, hold it fast, Titus 1:9. (Deuteronomy 32:41; Isaiah 56:4, 6; Proverbs 3:18, etc., and often in Greek writings.) Cf. Kühner, § 520 b. [2te Aufl. § 416, 2; cf. Jelf, § 536]; Winers Grammar, 202 (190); [Buttmann, 161 (140)].
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Deuteronomy
32:41
Proverbs
3:18
Isaiah
56:4; 56:6
Matthew
6:24
Luke
16:13
1 Thessalonians
5:14
Titus
1:9

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G472 matches the Greek ἀντέχω (antechō),
which occurs 16 times in 16 verses in the LXX Greek.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 32:41

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 32:41 -
If I whet my glittering sword,
And my hand take hold on judgment;
I will render vengeance to mine adversaries,
And will recompense them that hate me.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 4:16

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 4:16 - And it came to pass from that time forth, that half of my servants wrought in the work, and half of them held the spears, the shields, and the bows, and the coats of mail; and the rulers were behind all the house of Judah.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 33:24

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 33:24 -
Then God is gracious unto him, and saith,
Deliver him from going down to the pit,
I have found a ransom.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 3:18

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 3:18 -
She is a tree of life to them that lay hold upon her:
And happy is every one that retaineth her.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 4:6

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 4:6 -
Forsake her not, and she will preserve thee;
Love her, and she will keep thee.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 7:18

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 7:18 - It is good that thou shouldest take hold of this; yea, also from that withdraw not thy hand: for he that feareth God shall come forth from them all.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 48:2

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 48:2 - (for they call themselves of the holy city, and stay themselves upon the God of Israel; Jehovah of hosts is his name):

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 56:2

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 56:2 - Blessed is the man that doeth this, and the son of man that holdeth it fast; that keepeth the sabbath from profaning it, and keepeth his hand from doing any evil.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 56:4

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 56:4 - For thus saith Jehovah of the eunuchs that keep my sabbaths, and choose the things that please me, and hold fast my covenant:

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 56:6

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 56:6 - Also the foreigners that join themselves to Jehovah, to minister unto him, and to love the name of Jehovah, to be his servants, every one that keepeth the sabbath from profaning it, and holdeth fast my covenant;

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 57:13

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 57:13 - When thou criest, let them that thou hast gathered deliver thee; but the wind shall take them, a breath shall carry them all away: but he that taketh refuge in me shall possess the land, and shall inherit my holy mountain.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 2:8

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 2:8 - The priests said not, Where is Jehovah? and they that handle the law knew me not: the rulers also transgressed against me, and the prophets prophesied by Baal, and walked after things that do not profit.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 8:2

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 8:2 - and they shall spread them before the sun, and the moon, and all the host of heaven, which they have loved, and which they have served, and after which they have walked, and which they have sought, and which they have worshipped: they shall not be gathered, nor be buried, they shall be for dung upon the face of the earth.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 44:10

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 44:10 - They are not humbled even unto this day, neither have they feared, nor walked in my law, nor in my statutes, that I set before you and before your fathers.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDan 10:21

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 10:21 - But I will tell thee that which is inscribed in the writing of truth: and there is none that holdeth with me against these, but Michael your prince.

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Unchecked Copy BoxZep 1:6

Unchecked Copy BoxZep 1:6 - and them that are turned back from following Jehovah; and those that have not sought Jehovah, nor inquired after him.
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